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knowledge

The central nervous system includes the brain and which of the following?

The spinal cord
The spinal cord
All the nerves in the body
All the nerves in the body
Only the nerves in the head
Only the nerves in the head
The nerves outside of the spinal cord
The nerves outside of the spinal cord

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